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Male infertility in spinal cord trauma

open access: yesInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2005
Every year there are 10 thousand new cases of patients victimized by spinal cord trauma (SCT) in the United States and it is estimated that there are 7 thousand new cases in Brazil. Eighty percent of patients are fertile males.
Cristiano Utida   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Operation of a Brain-Computer Interface Walking Simulator by Users with Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2012
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) can leave the affected individuals unable to ambulate. Since there are no restorative treatments for SCI, novel approaches such as brain-controlled prostheses have been sought. Our recent studies show that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can be used to control ambulation within a virtual reality environment (VRE ...
arxiv  

Neurobrucellosis: a rare cause for spastic paraparesis

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
A 41 year old man presented to the outpatient department with a three month history of difficulty in walking. He also had a history of positive sensory symptoms in the form of pins and needle sensation mostly below the waist.
Rishad Ahmed, Basanagouda S. Patil
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital neuroblastoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A 3-day-old baby girl was noted to have abnormal posture and paucity of movement of the left foot. Examination revealed flaccid weakness of the left lower limb. The rest of the neurological examination was normal.
Mintoff, Dillon, Mizzi, Christine
core  

Preoperative CT Angiography Informs Instrumentation in Anterior Spine Surgery for Idiopathic Scoliosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the artery of Adamkiewicz localization with preoperative CT angiography influences anterior spinal instrumentation.MethodsChildren with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent anterior instrumentation and ...
Diab, Mohammad   +2 more
core  

Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of SPG7 Rare Damaging Variants: Insights From a Hungarian Cohort

open access: yesClinical Genetics, EarlyView.
Rare damaging SPG7 variants were detected in 58 patients with spastic paraplegia, ataxia, mitochondrial dysfunction, or motoneuron lesions. The cumulative prevalence of SPG7‐related conditions in Hungary was estimated. Phenotypic spectra and mitochondrial dysfunction were assessed in monoallelic and biallelic cases, contributing to the understanding of
Idris Janos Jimoh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-traumatic changes in energy expenditure and body composition in patients with acute spinal cord injury

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017
Study design: Prospective cohort study. Objective: To investigate the changes in resting energy expenditure and body composition over time in a cohort of patients with spinal cord injury during acute treatment, rehabilitation, and 2 years after ...
Peter Felleiter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contributions of a University Extension Programme in Special Care Dentistry to Education and Training of Undergraduate Students: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with disabilities (PWD) have poor oral health and difficulties in accessing dental care. The lack of skills, willingness, or confidence of dentists to treat PWD could contribute to this scenario. Objective To understand the contributions of the Special Care Dentistry university extension programme to the professional and ...
Riéli Elis Schulz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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